6:1 And the sons of the prophets said to
Elisaie, Behold now, the place wherein we dwell before thee is too narrow
for us.
6:2 Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam,
and make for ourselves a habitation there.
6:3 And he said, Go. And one of them said gently, Come with thy servants.
And he said, I will go.
6:4 And he went with them, and they came to Jordan, and began to cut down
wood.
6:5 And behold, one was cutting down a beam, and the axe head fell into the
water: and he cried out, Alas! master: and it was hidden.
6:6 And the man of Elohim said, Where did it fall? and he shewed him the place:
and he broke off a stick, and threw it in there, and the iron came to the
surface.
6:7 And he said, Take it up to thyself. And he stretched out his hand, and
took it.
6:8 And the king of Syria was at war with Israel: and he consulted with his
servants, saying, I will encamp in such a place.
6:9 And Elisaie sent to the king of Israel, saying, Take heed that thou pass
not by that place, for the Syrians are hidden there.
6:10 And the king of Israel sent to the place which Elisaie mentioned to
him, and saved himself thence not once or twice.
6:11 And the mind of the king of Syria was very much disturbed concerning
this thing; and he called his servants, and said to them, Will ye not tell
me who betrays me to the king of Israel?
6:12 And one of his servants said, Nay, my Lord, O king, for Elisaie the
prophet that is in Israel reports to the king of Israel all the words
whatsoever thou mayest say in thy bedchamber.
6:13 And he said, Go, see where this man [is], and I will send and take him.
And they sent word to him, saying, Behold, [he is] in Dothaim.
6:14 And he sent thither horses, and chariots, and a mighty host: and they
came by night, and compassed about the city.
6:15 And the servant of Elisaie rose up early and went out; and, behold, a
host compassed the city, and horses and chariots: and the servant said to
him, O master, what shall we do?
6:16 And Elisaie said, Fear not, for they who are with us [are] more than
they that are with them.
6:17 And Elisaie prayed, and said, Lord, open, I pray thee, the eyes of the
servant, and let him see. And Yehovah opened his eyes, and he saw: and,
behold, the mountain [was] full of horses, and there were chariots of fire
round about Elisaie.
6:18 And they came down to him; and he prayed to Yehovah, and said, Smite,
I pray thee, this people with blindness. And he smote them with blindness,
according to the word of Elisaie.
6:19 And Elisaie said to them, This [is] not the city, and this [is] not the
way: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. And he led
them away to Samaria.
6:20 And it came to pass when they entered into Samaria, that Elisaie said,
Open, I pray thee, O Lord, their eyes, and let them see. And Yehovah opened
their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.
6:21 And the king of Israel said to Elisaie, when he saw them, Shall I [not]
verily smite them, [my] father?
6:22 And he said, Thou shalt not smite them, unless thou wouldest smite
those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow: set
bread and water before them, and let them eat and drink, and depart to their
master.
6:23 And he set before them a great feast, and they ate and drank: and he
dismissed them and they departed to their master. And the bands of Syria
came no longer into the land of Israel.
6:24 And it came to pass after this, that the son of Ader king of Syria
gathered all his army, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
6:25 And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it,
until an ass's head was [valued] at fifty pieces of silver, and the fourth
part of a cab of dove's dung at five pieces of silver.
6:26 And the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, and a woman cried to
him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
6:27 And he said to her, Unless Yehovah help thee, whence shall I help
thee? from the corn-floor, or from the wine-press?
6:28 And the king said to her, What is [the matter] with thee? And the woman
said to him, This [woman] said to me, Give thy son, and we will eat him
to-day, and we will eat my son to-morrow.
6:29 So we boiled my son, and ate him; and I said to her on the second day,
Give thy son, and let us eat him: and she has hidden her son.
6:30 And it came to pass, when the king of Israel heard the words of the
woman, [that] he rent his garments; and he passed by on the wall, and the
people saw sackcloth within upon his flesh.
6:31 And he said, Elohim do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisaie
shall stand upon him this day.
6:32 And Elisaie was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with
him; and [the king] sent a man before him: before the messenger came to him,
he also said to the elders, Do ye see that this son of a murderer has sent
to take away my head? See, as soon as the messenger shall have come, shut
the door, and forcibly detain him at the door: [is] not the sound of his
master's feet behind him?
6:33 While he was yet speaking with them, behold, a messenger came to him:
and he said, Behold, this evil [is] of Yehovah; why should I wait for the
Lord any longer? |
6:1 And the sons of the prophets said unto
Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.
6:2 Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam,
and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go
ye.
6:3 And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he
answered, I will go.
6:4 So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.
6:5 But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he
cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
6:6 And the man of Elohim said, Where fell it? And he showed him the place. And
he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.
6:7 Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took
it.
6:8 Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his
servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.
6:9 And the man of Elohim sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that
thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.
6:10 And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of Elohim told him
and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.
6:11 Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this
thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not show me
which of us is for the king of Israel?
6:12 And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the
prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou
speakest in thy bedchamber.
6:13 And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And
it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
6:14 Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and
they came by night, and compassed the city about.
6:15 And when the servant of the man of Elohim was risen early, and gone forth,
behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his
servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?
6:16 And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they
that be with them.
6:17 And Elisha prayed, and said, Yehovah, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he
may see. And Yehovah opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and,
behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about
Elisha.
6:18 And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto Yehovah, and said,
Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with
blindness according to the word of Elisha.
6:19 And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the
city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led
them to Samaria.
6:20 And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha
said, Yehovah, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And Yehovah
opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of
Samaria.
6:21 And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father,
shall I smite them? shall I smite them?
6:22 And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those
whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and
water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.
6:23 And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and
drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of
Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
6:24 And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered
all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
6:25 And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it,
until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth
part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.
6:26 And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a
woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
6:27 And he said, If Yehovah do not help thee, whence shall I help thee?
out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?
6:28 And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This
woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will
eat my son to morrow.
6:29 So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next
day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son.
6:30 And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that
he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked,
and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.
6:31 Then he said, Elohim do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the
son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.
6:32 But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king
sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to
the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine
head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at
the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?
6:33 And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto
him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of Yehovah; what should I wait for
Yehovah any longer? |